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Edtech Downfall Continues: Now, DUX Education to Cease Operations By April
DUX is the latest entrant to the growing list of Indian startups that are closing operations for good.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Closing the Hype Gap: The $1 Million Fund Catalyzing ‘Crypto for Good’ Projects Across the Continent
Mercy Corps Ventures launches a second year of its Crypto for Good Fund of $1 million to provide up to ten startups with grant funding and support for blockchain-based pilots.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: These Startups Are Helping Women While Reforesting Africa
Rural communities and especially women are crucial to the reforestation movement.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s Guardrisk Has $2.8 Million to Invest in Innovative Insurtech Solutions
South African cell captive insurance provider Guardrisk is looking for innovative insurtech startups to back via its ZAR50 million (US$2.8 million) LAUNCHPAD initiative.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, insurance, partnerships, startups
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Co-Creation Hub’s Edtech Accelerator Puts $15 Million Towards African Startups
According to a statement shared by the firm, the accelerator program will support and amplify the impact of edtech startups across Africa.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, edtech, innovation, startups
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Planet42 Raises $100 Million to Scale Its Vehicle Rental Offering in South Africa and Mexico
South Africa-based mobility startup, Planet42 has raised $100 million in equity and debt funding to scale its operations in South Africa and Mexico.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Global
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- innovation, startups, transportation
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South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI Gets $1.65 Million to Expand Access to Medical Imaging
The startup has a suite of products that it plans to scale beyond South Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Buk Closes Round for US $35 Million With Nubank Investors to Enter Brazil
The Chilean HR platform Buk had an oversubscribed investing round.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- startups, venture capital
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